Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Dreamit Edtech network to get their “lemon lists” of concepts, statements, and business models that edtech entrepreneurs may want to think twice—or thrice—about. Chegg (or Amazon for that matter)? MOOCs or General Assembly for country X. So now that you know how to make an edtech investor cringe… please don’t.

EdTech 92

EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 92

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Forbes : “The Startup President: How France ’s Macron Nearly Built An EdTech Company.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). OpenClassrooms , a French MOOC provider according to Techcrunch, has raised $60 million from Bpifrance, General Atlantic, Alven Capital, and Citizen Capital.

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called badges a “game-changing strategy.”. Kno was headed by Osman Rashid, the co-founder of the textbook rental company Chegg, and the tablet was aimed at the college market. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Reader, they were not.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. More on MOOC and online education research in the research section below. Via Edsurge : “What Colleges Should Know About A Growing ‘ Talent Strategy ’ Push By Companies.” ” asks NPR.

Education 40

Education MOOC Company Pearson 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 5, 2018

“ Betsy DeVos ’s For-Profit Strategy Is Risky – for Betsy DeVos,” says an op-ed in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the HR section below. Persuasive Design.”

Education 49

Education MOOC Company Chegg 49